Authentic Saigon

[Butterfly]

this is a traveling thread dude, not a whoring thread

[FarangRed]

I like traveling and whoring

[Butterfly]

walking down to the Palace, near the park



The Presidential Palace, now a museum, witness of the fall of Saigon, Vietnam finest hour



Palace of another era,

[Butterfly]

walking back to the hotel,



streets were empty that day, it's the Tet



a food stall,

[Butterfly]

The central market



traffic is light,

[Butterfly]

night falls,

[Butterfly]

drinking at the local hippie pub,



quite busy at nights, some will stay until sunrise as this is opened 24/7

[Butterfly]

heart of darkness,

[Butterfly]

it's too bad I can't upload the Hi Def version of those BW pics (1MB), they have a much better effect than the current low res version ones here

[FarangRed]

Still look good the B/W give some feeling

[harrybarracuda]

this is a traveling thread dude, not a whoring thread

Excuse me, I do believe that while you are travelling you should fully immerse yourself into the local culture.

Plus flower festivals are a 5 minute photo opportunity.

[grasshopper]

Did you find the Hung Vynh on Phamn Ngu Lao, Butters? No pics of the alley/soi and the denizens of the night in your pics. Now, there would be the ultimate black and whites!

[Butterfly]

Did you find the Hung Vynh on Phamn Ngu Lao, Butters? No pics of the alley/soi and the denizens of the night in your pics

not sure I did, might have been there though

I had a lot of pics of the night, but some didn't come out too well despite their interesting angle. A lot of people are living and sleeping in the street in Saigon which make an interesting take for BW pics.

As for girls, I took quite a few pics, a lot of pretty ones I took out for drinks etc... but can't show them

[tango]

When I Google 'Ann Ann' Hotel I get only the 'Queen Ann'. May we have the web site for the guesthouse you stayed at? cheers

[tango]

When I Google 'Ann Ann' Hotel I get only the 'Queen Ann'. May we have the web site for the guesthouse you stayed at? Great pix BTW. I visited Saigon 15 years ago, initially for a few days. I was so captivated that I extended for seven so I could spend a day in each sector; I reluctantly left after three weeks. If I could get a room like yours at that hotel, I'd visit again for a month or more, and this time take the train north in a second month. Cheers

[werner8178]

You must google for "An An Hotel Ho Chi Minh City" and you find informations.

There is also a An AN II Hotel in the sam district.

Have fun.

[buycondojomtien]

And what about the people ? Friendly or not so much as many people who traveled there told me ?

Sellers are quite pushy like in Cambodia also ?

Thanks for the photos.

[Butterfly]

after a night of darkness, it was time for some breakfast



the best breakfast place in Saigon,



a bit of bread, with eggs and pate



and some real coffee

[Butterfly]

a farang intrigued by the menu,

[terry57]

Great thread butters. cheers

[kupopopo]

Sadly, the Russians have arrived about 3 years ago and started to build money laundering properties like this huge modern tower, completely empty in the middle of Saigon

FYI - The tower is called "Bitexco Financial Tower" and is built by Bitexco - a Vietnamese textile company. The tower is empty because it has just been finished in Dec 2010

By the way, your photos are great!

[wefearourdespot]

The Presidential Palace, now a museum, witness of the fall of Saigon, Vietnam finest hour

I wouldn't call the beginning of enslavement "finest hour"

[wefearourdespot]

Friendly or not so much as many people who traveled there told me ?

a bunch of scammers and thieves giving even Thais a good name.

[Butterfly]

The tower is empty because it has just been finished in Dec 2010

what about Vitcom Center ? it has been built for quite a while and it's empty despite the big brand name shops there,

total waste of money in a third world country, shameful for a communist country

[Butterfly]

walking by in the streets,



and coming across our great leader, HoChiMin